Richard Pennycuick: >The personnel was chosen from the most famous ensembles of the day. It >provided then an orchestra of outstanding virtuosity and efficiency and >its success was immediate. Tony Duggan: >It was only ever one of the many "scratch" orchestras that could be put >together from the vast pool of London freelancers for recording purposes. > >However, the Sinfonia of London that was to be found on recordings in >the 1960s was, as I say, a much more ad hoc ensemble. Thanks to both of you who give exactly the type of information I was hoping someone familiar to British orchestras would give me - memories, informative links and also conclusions I was just about daring to come to. I hadn't realized St. Martin-in-the-Fields had started in that way but it stands to reason. Thanks again. Regards, Christine Labroche